Sarah Rose Lowrey (@SarahLowrey)

TV news anchor announces over 90 out of 124 cases of measles in NY “epidemic” are vaccinated TV news anchor announces over 90 out of 124 cases of measles in NY “epidemic” are vaccinated When we report on what a news anchor states or a news source says, it’s always risky. Hence the reason we always put in the headline we are quoting from; you never know, things could change- it’s a chance all journalists take. Case in point: we couldn’t believe our eyes today when the famous TV anchor, who used to be with CNN then CBS and now has a show on ABC to millions, posted about this story. That’s right, two-time, Emmy Award-winning Sharyl Attkisson posted this report. Then we saw one of the oldest vaccine non-profits in the country, the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), from Washington, DC share this news as well. It had nearly 700 likes in a few minutes (it appears they shared it from the famous news anchor’s page). So we did an article about her reporting this news on her page and it went viral (no pun intended). The veteran TV anchor and former CBS news correspondent has covered vaccines for decades now and was one of the first to question Merck’s HPV vaccine Gardasil along with her colleague Katie Couric in a show they did together. In a Tweet, Attkisson linked the ABC news (on which she has appeared) story as her source: "Health Alert: 124 cases of measles now confirmed in Rockland County... 31 of those had not been vaccinated against measles. Do the math – 93 of 124 were vaccinated – that’s a 75% failure rate." Egad. http://ow.ly/HThB50kptBn 130 cases of measles now confirmed in Rockland County Health officials have now confirmed 130 cases of measles within Rockland County since October as well as 2 suspected cases under investigation. http://abc7ny.com The issue is that the network affiliate small town ABC source she quoted had a stand-alone sentence that was confusing to the thousands who read it. Both on her Twitter and our page. The article was about measles in New York, but then in the middle of it- it has a short paragraph about the Washington situation. Then, a full stop and new paragraph. Many, including us and (evidently) Sharyl, thought they were talking about New York again. Even our editor was confused. So we did the best we could do. Obviously, we’ve updated this article since, but we also put in a call to the NY Dept of Health to get the exact numbers for their outbreak, though we’re told- unlike Washington state- NY might not divulge such information. We just want to see if Ms. Attkison’s numbers are right. Until then, we will report most of our stories from huge sources, such as this mainstream source, with their network or their name in the headline. This one is no different. If the British Medical Journal made a claim we’d report it in the headline, BMJ said this. Or in this case, a news anchor states that. But I digress. Back to the measles. Last year in the U.S. there were 17 “outbreaks” and about 350 cases of measles. None were fatal. Whether you are vaccinated or not, I think many would agree that the mainstream (not Ms. Attkisson, who we simply quoted) media loves terrifying people about the measles. Now, anytime a child (or any human) gets sick it’s nothing to celebrate (make sure you hear me, no one in our community is celebrating when anyone gets ill) but it’s hardly the time to panic, either. And people are sometimes terrified that their children will die without vaccines. So we feel for parents whose children are vaccine injured OR the who were injured by (which we rarely hear about) a childhood disease. But again, whether or not you vaccinate, just make your choice after educating yourself. That’s all we ask. According to health officials in Rockland County, NY, the measles outbreak that began in October 2018 has now reached 124 confirmed cases (with one still being investigated) with no reported deaths. Also, these “confirmed cases are the total since the outbreak began”1 and not every case is active (meaning they had the measles and have recovered). “Rockland County’s Commissioner of Health, Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, announced in November that all schools in the Village of New Square were required to keep students who are un-vaccinated or under-vaccinated against the disease home until 21 days have passed since the last case of measles is confirmed in the county. The same restriction applies to schools in Spring Valley and Monsey with a measles vaccination rate of less than 70 percent.”1 Again, between this “outbreak” and the current one in the northwest, there have been no fatalities. The symptoms of measles can include fever, rash, cough, conjunctivitis or a runny nose and can appear 10 to 12 days after exposure. Last year in the U.S. there were 17 “outbreaks” and about 350 cases of measles. None were fatal. https://www.healthnutnews.com/124-cases-of-measles-now-confirmed-in-ny-93-out-of-124-kids-are-vaccinated-in-new-york-outbreak/?fbclid=IwAR1NRauu9XMU_4AZfMC4EJf9qRqIW78DgpYNVOCpLTDWAe2e3e4ENJVjwjY #VaccinesKill #IngedientsVaccines #VaccinesChronicDiseases